Year: 2025

  Britain’s music industry contributed £8 billion ($10.5 billion) to the UK economy in 2024, but the effects of Brexit and AI have clouded the sector’s outlook, an industry report showed Wednesday. UK tours by Taylor Swift and Take That helped lift the industry’s contribution to the UK economy last year, according to the annual … Continue reading “UK Music Industry Warns Growth Threatened By AI, Brexit”

  The Lagos State Government has announced plans to launch the second phase of the ‘Ounje Eko’ Farmers’ Subsidy Programme before the end of November this year to support farmers across the state and ensure they have access to quality feed to boost their production. This was announced by the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture … Continue reading “Lagos To Launch ‘Ounje Eko’ Farmers’ Subsidy Phase II”

  President Bola Tinubu has hailed men and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces for their sacrifices to the nation. Speaking during the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) conference in Abuja, on Wednesday, Tinubu raised important questions about the important role they play. READ ALSO: We’re Determined To Defeat Terrorism — Tinubu He said that given … Continue reading “‘They Put Their Lives On The Line,’ Tinubu Hails Nigerian Military”

  Tuberculosis remains the world’s leading infectious killer, claiming an estimated 1.23 million lives last year, the UN health organisation said Wednesday as it warned that recent gains made against the disease were fragile. Deaths from TB were down three percent from 2023, while cases dropped by nearly two percent, the World Health Organization (WHO) … Continue reading “Tuberculosis Killed 1.23 Million In 2024 — WHO”

      The co-founder of BudgIT, Seun Onigbinde, has decried what he described as a gross connect in the Federal Government’s budgets. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Onigbinde highlighted fiscal challenge in the annual budgets. He also accused the current administration of not maintaining a regular calendar regarding the presentation of budget for … Continue reading “VIDEO: There’s Gross Disconnect, Fiscal Challenge In FG Budgets – Seun Onigbinde”

  Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday, said elections are won when voters trust the outcome of the exercise. He stated this at the 2025 All Nigerian Editors Conference, which held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “The reality heading into 2027 is that elections are won and lost not only on policies or candidates … Continue reading “2027: Elections Are Won When Voters Trust In Outcome – Uzodimma”

  The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) on Wednesday expressed strong support for a proposed bill seeking to increase its share capital from ₦50 billion to ₦1 trillion, while also advocating for the removal of the Central Bank of Nigeria from its governing board. Speaking at a one-day public hearing organized by the Senate Committee on … Continue reading “NEXIM Bank Backs Bill To Raise Share Capital To ₦1trn”

  Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has presented a total budget estimate of ₦914,863,422,871 for the 2026 fiscal year to the Plateau State House of Assembly. While presenting the appropriation bill before the House on Wednesday, he urged the lawmakers to support the government’s drive toward sustained peace, unity, and inclusive development. READ ALSO: Mutfwang … Continue reading “Mutfwang Presents ₦914.8bn 2026 Budget, Seeks Lawmakers’ Support To Deepen Peace In Plateau”

  President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the nation will overcome its current economic challenges. Tinubu, who spoke at the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) Conference in Abuja, said that poverty would not be Nigeria’s milestone. “We may be poor; poverty is not going to be our milestone. We are going to come … Continue reading “Poverty Not Our Milestone, We’ll Come Out Of It — Tinubu”